Improvement in horse-collars



J. K. PUMPELLY &. E. COLLINS.

HORSE-COLLAR. No.186,044. Patented Ja..n.9,1877.

WITNESSES N.FETERS, PHQTO-LITHOGRAFHEK WASHINGTON. D C

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT FFICF JAMES K. PUMPELLY AND EN OSCOLLINS, OF FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 186,044, dated January9, 1877 application tiled July 8, 1876.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMES K. PUMPELLY and ENOS COLLINS, both of Fond duLac, in the county of Fond du Lac and State of Wisconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars; and We do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same,- reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a frontviewof our improved horse-collar, and one of the trace-tugs detachedtherefrom, and Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged detached views thereof.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like letters.

This invention relates to a certain improvement in horse-collars; and itconsists of the adjustability of the parts or sections of the collarwith reference to each other and of the trace-tugs to the collar,substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawing, A A refer to the two sections of the collar,which are connectedtogether by the straps and buckles a. a or othersuitable medium. The section A is provided at its ends with screws b I),having nuts I) b, by adjusting which upon the said screws a greater orless distance from the ends of the sect-ion A the ends of the section A,which are provided with sockets c c to receive the nuts b b and screws bb, can be removed or isolated to a greater or less extent from thesection A, varying or increasing the size of the collar. B B are plates,hinged together in pairs and to the parts or sections of the collar, andprovided with orifices d d, each being made by recessing the two platesof a section upon their meeting or opposite surfaces, as shown.Coincident with the orifices d d, and made in the sections or parts ofthe collar, are sockets d d, to receive balls 0 6 upon the bowed orangularly-shaped tugs or plates E E, to permit of the swiveling of thelatter to the collar.

By thus constructing the tugs or plates E E their free ends, to whichthe traces are connected, are caused to stand out laterally, and be freefrom side draft or rubbing, rendering the action of the horses easier,&c. The plates B B being hinged together, permit of their separation orbeing swung apart, and the tug-plates E E removed for renewal, &c., whennecessary.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The parts or sections A A of a horsecollar, provided, one with screwsb b and nuts b b, and the other with sockets c c, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. A horse-collar, having sockets d 61, over which are hinged plates BB, having orifices d d, in combination with the tug-plates E E, havingballs 6 e, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The tug-plates E E, constructed as described, and provided with balls6 e, in COIllbination with the horse-collar, having the sockets d d, andhinged perforated plates B B, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we affix oursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES K. PUMPELLY. ENOS COLLINS. Witnesses:

J. S. HAZARD, PATRICK UANFIELD.

